get html element value using php????????

[MxDev]

hi guys,

How to set html element value using php???
if it's not possible how to do this??

Thanks

[almostbob]

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it is easy, <element value='<php echo $VALUE; ?>' > but the exact format depends on where you are getting the values, and what you want them to do,

[MxDev]

what I'm trying to is php chatbox I can't get the data from mysql database to be inserted in the message box.

How I could do this???

Thanks

[almostbob]

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is the chat reloading the page, simple php,
or writing to an existing page without refreshing the page, AJAX
what have you tried, what code are you using

[MxDev]

Actually I think I'm writing a simple php chatbox web application. The code that I used is a simple database that contain the messages and input textbox with submit button, and the chatbox itself which contain all the messages from all users, my problem that I can't get the data from database to be displayed in chatbox??

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

[almostbob]

From the above, you want the script writing to an existing page without refreshing the page, thats AJAX, the page uses javascript to poll at interval a server php script and writes returned html data into the existing <div><textarea> etc
the best place for this q is probably the adjacent Javascript/Dhtml/AJAX forum, where the mavens could likely write it in their sleep,
I cheat, I used a prewritten chat http://www.phpfreechat.net

[MxDev]

could you help me with some code cause I could figure out any!!!!!